Tokyo Shares End Slightly Higher

Dow Jones Newswires

Updated May 1, 2006 6:53 a.m. ET

Asian-Pacific markets ended higher Monday, with Japan rising in a quiet session as most markets in the region were closed for a holiday.

Tokyo stocks finished slightly higher in low turnover after Friday's sell-off, as Tokyo Electric Power and other utilities gained on hopes that a stronger yen would lower the cost of imported raw materials and...